A rare Sumatran tiger has attacked a woman working at the Topeka Zoo in the US state of Kansas, with the incident witnessed by several visitors, an official says.
The victim, the primary tiger keeper at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center, was in the predator's outdoor habitat when she was attacked, zoo director Brendan Wiley said at a news conference.
Some visitors also saw Sanjiv injure the worker, who suffered lacerations and punctures to her head and neck, and also was wounded on her back and an arm, he said. The zoo was closed for 45 minutes after the attack and its six tigers, including Sanjiv and his four cubs, were kept in their pen. All the tigers except Sanjiv were later allowed back to the outdoor exhibit area."Sanjiv this morning did exactly what a tiger would when something comes into his territory," Wiley said, adding there was "absolutely no consideration to euthanize Sanjiv.
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